100in1day Hamilton 2017: SPN Events

SMALL ACTIONS. BIG CHANGE.

What if hundreds of people united together, each taking one small action to improve their city, all on the same day?

100In1Day is a global festival of citizen engagement happening again in Hamilton on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Pilot your idea to spark change on June 3rd and start your vision for a better city. Last year, more than 200 Hamiltonians led 170 urban actions - free for everyone to attend and participate in - all across the city.

SPN has got a lot going on this year for 100in1day happening on June 3rd.

Here is a list of events to attend

The SPN is developing and posting wayfinding signs at various SoBi stations throughout the city. These signs will indicate the walk and cycle times from a SoBi station to a destination (e.g. Waterfront, Market, Ottawa St., Westdale Village, Concession St., etc.). Be on the lookout for these signs when you are walking by a SoBi station or going for a ride on a SoBi bike. The signage will help demonstrate how close it is to walk and ride to various destinations throughout Hamilton and encourage people to choose sustainable and healthy transportation options to get around! Take a photo of the wayfinding sign you see and post it to Twitter/Facebook with the hashtag #findyourwayham!

Bike share stations are public spaces and can be works of art unto themselves. They are natural gathering places and provide a public service for citizens. This installation attempts to improve the citizens interaction with bike share stations whether they are using the service or just walking by. Colourful spray chalk stencils will be used to enhance the on-street look and feel of the station.

We would like citizens to see public infrastructure as more than just utilitarian. They can be works of art unto themselves and bring a little joy or even awareness of social issues to one's day!

Drop by the Guise & James St N Sobi Station to see an Ode to 100in1 day art piece and think about ways that together we can create more vibrant public spaces!

These materials will be part of my intervention: spray chalk paint, stencils

Trees in Conversation aims to provoke thought and discussion around the purpose and the benefits of urban trees. Complete streets and the urban canopy are important concepts and they both integrate trees as an important element in the success of urban streets. They provide a buffer between pedestrians and traffic, shade for pedestrians, and make the street more supportive of small business. This intervention will involve call out bubbles placed on urban trees with fun and thought provoking statements on them to engage pedestrians walking by.

Trees and Transportation aims to provoke thought and discussion around the purpose and the benefits of urban trees and the relationship between trees and sustainable transportation. Complete streets and the urban canopy are important concepts and they both integrate trees as an important element in the success of urban streets. They provide a buffer between pedestrians and traffic, offer shade and provide a place to sit and relax under. This intervention will involve call out bubbles placed on urban trees with fun and thought provoking statements on them to engage pedestrians walking by, cyclists riding by, and cyclists parking their bicycles.

The Value of Trees aims to provoke thought and discussion around the significant value and benefits of urban trees. Trees provide countless benefits including water flow regulation, shade, pollution filtration and more. Estimating these benefits in terms of economic value is one way to realize the significant value of trees.

This intervention will involve call out bubbles placed on urban trees with fun and thought provoking statements on them to engage visitors of the park.

The SPN's Love Your City Map will be at 294 James St N. Visit the Evergreen Space to find the map and share what you love most about Hamilton or what change you want to see. There will be post-its and markers at the map for you to share your ideas. The SPN will tabulate the results into a word cloud and share them on our website at hamiltonspn.ca!

We hope the community can come together to share their love for Hamilton and help educate others about what is most important to them in their City. We all need to work together to continue making Hamilton a great place to live and continue making it more sustainable!

These materials will be part of my intervention: map, post-its, markers

Visit the "100in1Photos" Photo Booth at the Evergreen Space and share what you love about Hamilton, how you want to transform Hamilton, and/or what intervention you led or participated in! Make sure you also participate in the #TweetYourChange intervention and share your photo on social media to encourage others to share their ideas for positive change in our City!

These materials will be part of my intervention: 100in1 photobooth, whiteboards & whiteboard markers, props

This intervention will display a live twitter map and feed of people's experiences during 100in1Day to showcase all of the amazing engagement that is taking place across the city! The hope is to have as many people as possible tweet the change they want to see in their city.

It would be great if participants can bring with them: An interest in positive city change!

An intervention to celebrate 100in1 Day interventions and change makers! The Hamilton Sustainability Professionals Network (SPN) is working to promote 100in1day and educate community members about the day and how they can get involved. During past Spring James St N Artcrawls leading up to 100in1day the SPN set up a "100in1Photos" Photo Booth during parking space parties and community events at Artcrawl, asking people what they love about Hamilton, how they want to transform Hamilton, and what their urban intervention is (if they already have one!). Hundreds of photos were taken and the SPN created an art exhibit that Curates 100in1. On June 3 all of the photos will be on display at 294 James St N in SPN's continuing art exhibit!

It would be great if participants can bring with them: Come to 294 James St. N. and enjoy this and many other interventions!